Household article



S. BREAKSTONE.

HOUSEHOLD ARTICLE.

APPHCATION FILED JUNE 11, 1920.

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SAMUEL BREAKSTONE, 0F BROOKLYN, NE'W YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE EMPIRETINWABE COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

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Application filed June 11,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BREAKSTONE, a citizen of the United States,and resident of 312a Farragut road, Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHousehold Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to household articles and particularlyto improvement in bread-box or the like.

The object of this invention is to provide as a household article, abread-box or similar device wherein the space otherwise unutilized maybe used for placing therein kitchen utensils.

Another object of this invention is to provide within a householdarticle having a pivoted and oscillating cover, a receptacle or pocketformed within the cut-away portion behind the swing back cover of saidarticle which may be used for any suitable purpose.

Still another object of this invention is to form within the abovearticle, in the otherwise unused space a plurality of receptacles orpockets adapted to be utilized for the reception of various minorarticles and means for closing said receptacles.

A further object of this invention is the utilization of otherwiseunused space within an article of the above character. Heretofore, incontainers similar to that described below, no use had been made of thespace existing between the swing back pivoted cover and the rear upperportion of said container. In my improved device I have designed a wayof utilizing same, thereby making it an efficient, economical anddesirable article to be employed for domestic purposes.

The above and further objects in view will be more clearly understood bythe following description together with the accompanying drawingsforming a part thereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional partial side view of same.

Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional partial side views of modified formsof same.

Fig. 5 is a top view of another modified form of same.

In the drawing there is shown a bread-box or merchandise container 1 ofgenerally Specification of Letters Patent.

A CORPORATION OF NEW HOUSEHOLD ARTICLE.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920. 1920. Serial No. 388,323.

square prismatic shape, having its upper front corners rounded asindicated at .2. The cover or shutter 3 is pivotally connected at 4 tothe sides 5 of box 1 by sector members 6. When box 1 is opened, thecover 3 1s swung back to a position shown by the dotted lines (Fig. 2)at 7. Referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that a space exists betweenthe swung back cover 3 and the upper rear portion of box 1. This space Ihave utilized by securing therein a receptacle 8 made of suitablematerial. Hingedly or otherwise attached to the receptacle is the lid 9which is adapted to close it, thereby preventing dust or otherextraneous matter from entering therein. Handle 10 is secured to lid 9thereby facilitating its being opened easily. When container 1 is usedfor receiving bread or cake the receptacle 8 may be utilized for housinga bread knife or any other article or articles.

Fig. 3 shows a modified form of my improved device in which the freespace between cover 3 in swung back position and upper rear portion ofthe box is longitudinally divided into two compartments 11 and 12. Fig.4 shows a smaller receptacle 13 and Fig. 5 shows the said free spacedivided transversely, forming two compartments 14 iud 15, eachcompartment having separate The above described container may be used inany size as a receiver for merchan dise such as coifee, etc., in whichcase the coffee beans may be kept in the box or container proper and theground coffee in the various compartments described above.

When used for such purpose a spring may be attached to the lids so as tokeep these compartments normally tightly closed.

In the above description I have shown various forms and embodiments ofmy invention, but be it understood that I shall not be limited by themas I have in contemplation the utilization of all the otherwise unusedspace, in a container having a pivoted and oscillating cover or shutter,in any sha e, manner or form.

aving thus described my invention and reserving for myself the right tomake alterations, amendments and changes thereto consistent with thebroad scope of my invention, I claim:

1. In a bread-box or similar device of generally square prismatic shapewith one upper corner rounded, the opposite upper corner being sharp, acover swinging within the box at the; rounded upper corner, a pocketformed in the space between the cover when in swung back position andthe sharp opposite upper corner and a hinged lid adapted to close saidpocket for preventing dust from entering therein, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a bread-box or similar device having a manually oscillated shutterwithin the box at one upper corner, a pocket formed in the otherwisenon-utilized space of said box at the opposite upper corner and a coverengaging the open portion of said pocket for closing same.

3. As a household article, a bread-box having a swingable segmentalcover within the box at one upper corner, a pocket formed in the portionof'said article formed by the cover when in swung-back position and theopposite corner of the article, a lid provided at that opposite cornerand adapted to close said pocket at will.

l. In a bread-box having a slidable pivoted cover, a pocket formed inthe upper space and in the rear of said cover when swung openformed-into a plurality ofreceptacles and covering means permittingaccess to said receptacles.

' Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 15th day of May, A. D. 1920.

SAiYlUEL BREAKSTONE.

